Meta Reveals Plan to Alter Fact-Checking Program

“Meta on Tuesday announced a set of changes to its content moderation practices that would effectively put an end to its longstanding fact-checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media apps,” the New York Times reports.

“Instead of using news organizations and other third-party groups, Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts that may contain false or misleading information…”

“The move is likely to please the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump and its conservative allies, many of whom have disliked Meta’s practice of adding disclaimers or warnings to questionable or false posts.”

Quartz: Meta is adding a big Trump ally to its board.